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insolvency

[ in-sol-vuhn-see ]

noun

  1. the condition of being insolvent; bankruptcy.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of insolvency1

First recorded in 1650–60; insolv(ent) + -ency
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One of the plaintiffs in the current litigation, a small Florida company, says that the tariffs force it to lay off employees, raise prices, and as a result, lose business to the point of insolvency.

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One of its vendors also filed an insolvency plea against the company, which Ola said in a statement to stock exchanges that it had settled.

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But at the last minute they not only appear but propose, saving the Benton daughters from a fate worse than spinsterhood: family insolvency.

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It added the insolvency caused it to lose £5.5m and that Keith's personal spending was draining the company of money.

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Love’s suit casts the foreclosure as part of an “‘insolvency defense” that Geragos attempted while also serving as Alex and Ani’s lawyer in the arbitration.

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